MABEN — Pete Winfield, 75, died Dec. 26, 2024, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Friday, at Cedar Bluff Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Cedar Bluff.

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WASHINGTON — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ...

WEST POINT — Art Sanders never imagined he would become a pecan grower. When he bought his land in Clay County back in 1999, it was supposed to be a place where he could eventually retire.

COLUMBUS — Evangelist Gloria Jamison, 81, died Dec. 20, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Maranatha Faith Center, with Dr ...

COLUMBUS — Reginald King, 36, died Dec. 21, 2024, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Visitation is from noon-5 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.

BALDWIN, COUNTY, Ala. — Alabama law enforcement fatally shot two men during separate traffic stops on Sunday and Monday, according to separate statements from officials. In the northern part of ...

COLUMBUS — Billie Trussel, 81, died Dec. 25, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus.

Okot has started every game and is averaging nearly a double-double, with 12.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest. She had three straight double-doubles before Friday’s game at UMES, when she ...

Doris Hale Gilliam, age 91, entered heaven on December 20, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born January 4, 1933, in Aliceville, Alabama, to the late D. E. “Dutch” Hale and ...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.